Nitrogen (N) is an essential element required for the growth and development of all plants.
On a global scale, N is agriculture's most widely used fertilizer nutrient. Studies have shown …

Maize (Zea mays) is an important staple crop for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa.
However, there is need to increase production to feed a growing population. In Ghana, this …

Phosphorus is an essential but finite and scarce element, which is used extensively in pig
farming. For recovering phosphorus from pig manure, we hypothesize that calcium addition …

Maize yield forecasting is important for the organisation of harvesting and storage, for the
estimation of the commodity base and for the provision of the country's feed and food …

Nitrogen (N) addition is commonly employed to enhance wheat production, and the
effectiveness is strongly influenced by site-specific factors encompassing environmental …

Understanding how fertilizer application (particularly N, the most used chemical fertilizer
worldwide) interacts with soil microbes is important for the development of best management …

Agricultural land-use activities are the leading sources of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions
in Kenya. However, few studies have examined GHG emissions resulting from different soil …

Nitrogen loss minimization is the main challenge to sustainable crop production and
reducing environmental and economic losses. There is a new approach to urea application …

Two soil amendments, biochar and zeolites, were evaluated in their potential for increasing
crop productivity and agro-system sustainability. The effect of biochar and zeolites, in …

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), invasion in
Africa has threatened food security. Optimization of plant tolerance and post-infestation …